Marc Keidan
Keidan HarrisonSpecialist disputes firm Keidan Harrison boasts ‘genuine experience in the landmark cases in this sector’. Practice head Marc Keidan boasts an active multi-jurisdictional disputes practice that spans not only Europe, but also the US, India, and the Middle East. Luke Tucker Harrison enjoys a successful track record acting against financial institutions, particularly in fraud, negligence, and mis-selling claims. Qualified in New York, India, and England and Wales, Srishti Jain excels in disputes related to financial products. Kit Smith is experienced in breach of mandate and Quincecare claims.
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‘Marc Keidan is a force of nature. Truly indefatigable. Daunted by nothing. Ready to take on the biggest and best resourced banks. Strategic, energetic, unstoppable.’
‘Excellent banking team with genuine experience in the landmark cases in this sector.’
‘Marc Keidan is a banking disputes heavyweight and has been operating in the key cases in this area for many years.’
‘Luke Tucker Harrison leaves no stone unturned in fighting his client's corner. He has a real knack for assembling the right team for any case, but unlike so many partners he's all over the detail as well. Srishti Jain has a ferocious appetite for work, and fantastic judgement. Her views are always considered and valued. Yarik Kryvoi's expertise on matters of Russian law is invaluable. His opinions always command respect.’
‘KH are quite simply one of the best boutique firms in London which is packed with talented lawyers and interesting cases.’
‘Dipti Hunter is a brilliant partner to have in a client's corner: fiercely intelligent, deeply knowledgeable, and with a terrific sense of humour that can help defuse the tension in the most difficult cases. Marc Keidan is a big beast of the banking world: he is deeply knowledgeable about recent developments in a way that few solicitors are. He is genuinely fascinated by case law and is always seeking to give his clients the benefit of that information edge.’
‘Marc Keidan is the man the banks fear. He has a track record of taking on and beating the largest banks.’
‘Luke Tucker Harrison is a highly active lawyer, keen to be out and about and getting stuck in. He is not afraid of a challenge and relishes coming up with innovative solutions in cases where others might have said that there was nothing to be done. In the time that I have known Kit Smith, he has grown in stature. He is now a sure operator who is steeped in the law.'
Key clients
- Hassan Saadat Yazdi & Kian Saadat Yazdi
- Various Credit Suisse AT1 Bondholders
Work highlights
- Representing two Kuwaiti high-net-worth individuals (Hassan Saadat Yazdi & Kian Saadat Yazdi) in relation to £50m enforcement proceedings in the English Commercial Court.
- Acting in collaboration with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in order to expand QE’s representation of holders of Credit Suisse’s Additional Tier 1 capital instruments (AT1 Bonds).
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